Changes to the Native Americans of the Plains’ way of life (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Year govt began Native American assimilation
Year govt began Native American assimilation
1877
Buffalo population on Great Plains in 1840
Buffalo population on Great Plains in 1840
35 million
Buffalo population on Great Plains by 1890
Buffalo population on Great Plains by 1890
1,000
Year machine invented to convert buffalo skins to leather
Year machine invented to convert buffalo skins to leather
1871
Founder of boarding schools for Indian children
Founder of boarding schools for Indian children
Colonel Richard Pratt
Year of Dawes Act
Year of Dawes Act
1887
President who signed Dawes Act of 1887
President who signed Dawes Act of 1887
Grover Cleveland
Farmland acres per Native family (Dawes Act)
Farmland acres per Native family (Dawes Act)
160 acres
Paiute Indian who started ghost dance in 1889
Paiute Indian who started ghost dance in 1889
Wovoka
Date of Wounded Knee Massacre
Date of Wounded Knee Massacre
29 December 1890